HSP Staffing Level Tool Review: July 2025

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Document Type

HSP recommendations

Improvement support

Summary

The Healthcare Staffing Programme undertook a review of staffing level tools in 2024-2025. This report outlines the approach, engagement and outcomes.

Some key points:

  • All relevant staffing level tools will remove only unpaid breaks from their calculations at a set 8%
  • Eight staffing level tools were included in the review
  • Groups with subject matter experts were set-up for each tool
  • The Emergency Care Provision Staffing Level Tool is the priority tool for development
  • One to one care will be standardised across all tools